18 Viaduct Court, Lower Cwm, Pontypool, NP4 5SP

18 Viaduct Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Cwm, Pontypool, Pontypool (NP4 5SP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 62 m² this is the 8th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 79). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 137.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £105,000 in January 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.